Perhaps more than anything else we’ve recommended on here, this documentary (which you can view in full below) by visual artist/film-maker Fraser Denholm (someone whose blog we’ve mentioned a few times) is something anyone with any interest in Aberdeen whatsoever simply must see. Run Down Aberdeen takes a no-nonsense, balanced look at many of...
Read more →Friday 25 June | Cafe Drummonds | 8pm | £5 (min. donation) In conjunction with Interesting Music Promotions, Friends of Union Terrace Gardens present a fundraiser for their cause (which you’ll all be aware of by now, right?) MC Alan ‘Kitchen Cynics‘ Davidson presides over proceedings which will include music from Min Diesel, Steven Milne...
Read more →Saturday 12 June | Union Terrace Gardens | 2pm | Free I’d imagine a lot of you have heard about this already. If not, the idea is a basic one; head down to Union Terrace Gardens, have a picnic, listen to some music and show just how important the place is to the city…...
Read more →Speechless. You’ve all heard the result of The Union Terrace Gardens vote by now but here’s how the P&J reported it this morning anyway. Some interesting stuff in the comments. This does not make our city look good at all does it? Arseholes. I’ve nothing else to add at the moment to be honest… *Sigh*
Read more →Fraser Denholm’s blog on the Union Terrace Gardens debacle (check it out if you haven’t already) has been incredibly important in uncovering some of the downright lies, nay shite, surrounding the ‘project’. Aye, shooting from the hip is what he does best. As a bit of a departure, here’s his take on the...
Read more →We’ve not posted anything on the Union Terrace Gardens thing for a while, I’m sure you’ve all seen results of the consultation by now anyway… Here’s a quick summary though, just in case: They lost. Big time. This however, this, if true, is nothing short of a f***king scandal…Check it out: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/the-tycoon-the-secret-meeting-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-aberdeen-city-1.1021429
Read more →Friday. Crunch time. There’s been so much written, especially in the local press, about the City Square Project/ACSEF/Peacock that it’s hard to keep up sometimes: Consultation good. Consultation bad. Consultation irrelevant. Gardens good. Gardens bad. Gardens irrelevant. Bloody artists. Bloody trees. Bloody tree artists. It’s become a bit of a joke to be honest,...
Read more →A quick heads up: The We Heart UTG compilation album in support of the campaign to save Union Terrace Gardens launches as a digital download on Saturday 27 February. Twenty tracks across various genres have been submitted by some of the best local talent (including Fiona Soe Paing, & Alan ‘Kitchen Cynics‘ Davidson) and you...
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